The purpose of this study was to determine differences in
patterns and underlying practices between fathers of gifted and
fathers of non-gifted children.
The study included 10 fathers of gifted (FG) children and 10
fathers of non-gifted (FN) children. The children were
preschoolers, ages 5-6 years old. Giftedness of the children was
determined by scoring at or above the 97th percentile on the
Weschler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised.
Fathers in both groups were interviewed by the researcher
using a 119 item protocol, which covered 16 categories. Data
analysis revealed differences in parenting patterns between FG and
FN in all 16 categories which included:
1. FG read more to their children and chose a greater variety
of reading material, and read a higher proportion of non-fiction.
2. FG were more actively involved doing activities and
interacting with their children such as building with blocks and
Legos and making up nonsense songs, stories, and riddles.
3. More non-gifted children than gifted children frequently
watched television. The non-gifted child watched 11 solid days of
television more than the gifted child in the course of a year.
Cartoons and comedy programs were the typical pattern chosen by
children in the non-gifted household; whereas educational programs
chosen jointly by the parent and child was the typical pattern in
the gifted household.
4. Both groups of fathers used different strategies for
helping the child develop interpersonal problem solving techniques
for academic, behavior, and discipline problems.
5. FG mentioned that children were encouraged to fulfill
household responsibilities because it was their duty. None of the
FN encouraged their children to accomplish their household duties
because it was their duty.
6. FG frequently took their children to arts activities an
often provided their children access to art reproductions, record
players, tape recorders, and CD players that FN. / Graduation date: 1992
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/36322 |
| Date | 14 April 1992 |
| Creators | Clausing-Lee, Marianne Sue |
| Contributors | Ahrendt, Kenneth M. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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